Eating chocolate slims because small doses of chocolate in the body favor metabolism, keeping it faster and helping to decrease the amount of fat in the body.
In addition, some antioxidants in bitter chocolate interfere with the production of a hormone called leptin, which regulates satiety helping to lose weight. Learn more about leptin in: How to control leptin and lose weight once and for all.
The properties that are in chocolate and help you lose weight are present in chocolate cacao, so it is best to eat bitter or bitter chocolate.
How to lose weight by eating chocolate
To lose weight even with chocolate, it is important to eat a balanced diet without exaggeration, to practice regular physical activity and to eat only 1 square of bitter chocolate or half a bitter a day, especially after breakfast or lunch.
Chocolate brings health benefits due to its high content of antioxidant substances that protect the cells, but as chocolate also has many calories and fats it is necessary not to exceed the recommended amounts.
Chocolate Diet Menu
The following table is an example of a 3-day chocolate diet menu.
| Meal | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
| Breakfast | 1 glass of skim milk + 1 col. of cocoa powder dessert + 3 whole-grain toast with margarine | 1 skim yogurt + 30g oatmeal + 1 kiwi | 1 glass of skim milk with coffee + 1 whole wheat bread with ricotta |
| Morning snack | 1 crushed banana with 1 tablespoon of rolled oats | 1 apple + 2 nuts | 1 glass of green juice of cabbage with pineapple |
| Lunch dinner | Macarronada integral with tuna, eggplant, cucumber and sauce and tomato + 25 g of bitter chocolate | 2 steaks chicken stew + 3 cabbage. brown rice soup + 2 col. of bean soup + raw salad + 25 g of bitter chocolate | 1 serving of cooked fish + 2 small potatoes + cooked vegetables + 25 g of chocolate |
| Afternoon snack | 1 skim yogurt + 1 col. of flaxseed + 1 whole wheat bread with cheese | Beetroot juice with orange + 1 small tapioca with margarine | 1 skim yogurt + 1 col. oatmeal + 2 slices of papaya |
The ideal is to use the chocolate as dessert of a main meal that contains salad, because the fibers of the vegetables cause that the sugar is absorbed slowly in the intestine, diminishing the increase of the glicemia.
In addition to taking care of food, it is also important to practice physical activity at least 3 times a week, as the exercises help increase metabolism and fat burning.
Nutritional information of bitter chocolate
| Components | Amount per 1 square of bitter chocolate |
| Energy | 27.2 calories |
| Proteins | 0.38 g |
| Fats | 1.76 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2.6 g |
| Fibers | 0.5 g |
The fats present in half bitter chocolate are mostly bad for health, so when consumed in excess chocolate can raise cholesterol.
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